There have been a number of accidents on this part of the road over the last few weeks.

Cllr Sharps, who represents Northop Hall, described the current make-up of the A55 as “dangerous” and outdated.

“The A55 from Aston Hill upwards towards Anglesey is an absolute disgrace”, he said. “Every road junction is dangerous, every lay-by is dangerous.

“It’s needed an upgrade for over 20 years and still the Welsh Assembly are not doing anything about it. It’s comparable to the NHS in Wales – it’s second rate.

“All the junctions should be improved and the lay-bys upgraded, and it should be three lanes both ways. It would make the junctions a lot safer for a start and give people more time to accelerate out of them and the lay-bys.

“It’s the main artery from England and tourism for North Wales relies on it. A caravan had a puncture on Aston Hill last week and the whole of North Wales came to a standstill.

“A week never goes by without a major accident. I know some accidents can’t be helped but at least these changes would prevent a lot of them.”